“I wonder what is happening now!” exclaims one impatient soldier. “Why do they not come and tell us?”
“Someone is coming now,” says the other.
From the passage they just came through, they can hear footsteps rapidly approaching. A few moments later, two figures appear. The foremost is Grattan. He has a lantern with him, but he holds it low beside him so he can see where he is stepping. Krause follows behind him. They quickly walk past Jean and the others to the door of the cell.
“Is everything in order here?” Grattan asked brusquely. He was dissatisfied, as he had no idea what was going on. He had become impatient outside the wagons, as the shooting had apparently gone on endlessly without any further developments.
Eventually, he and Krause returned to the direction of the gate to chec
